Saturday, May 17, 2014

Swimming Is Racist

Gee, I guess Jesse, Al and Barack are now going after swimming pools.
From the LVRJ: Swimming pools are a much greater danger to black children and teens than they are to other kids, a new government study shows.
Black children ages 5 to 19 drown in swimming pools at a rate more than five times that of white children, the research found. That suggests a lot of blacks are not learning to swim, said the lead author, Dr. Julie Gilchrist of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Swimming is a life-saving skill, not just another sport, she said.
The racial differences were smaller for drownings in lakes or other bodies of water. Experts think that’s because relatively few blacks go boating or participate in other water activities
Drowning is a major cause of death in children and young adults, and researchers have long observed a higher rate in African-Americans. The report released Thursday looked at racial differences in far greater detail, by age and by where youths drown.
Among whites, drowning rates peak in toddlers but then decline dramatically around age 5 and stay down. Experts think that’s a result of swimming lessons kicking in.
Among blacks, the drowning rate for toddlers is lower, but it doesn’t drop off the same way as children get older.  http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/pools-young-blacks-drown-far-higher-rates
Swimming lessons don't cost a lot. so it is irresponsible for parents of Black children not to get them if they are going to go swimming.
Then, the children need a Black role model, like Cullen Jones:
http://www.cullenjones.com/
These deaths are 100% preventable, too bad they happen.

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